The R514 is a
Regional Route in
South Africa
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that connects
Hartbeespoort
Hartbeespoort, informally also known as "Harties", is a small resort town in the North West Province of South Africa, situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The name of the town means "gateway of t ...
with
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foot ...
.
Route
It is an east-west route. Its western origin is a junction with the
R511 road in
Hartbeespoort
Hartbeespoort, informally also known as "Harties", is a small resort town in the North West Province of South Africa, situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The name of the town means "gateway of t ...
,
North West
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, just north of the town centre.
Heading east, it crosses into
Gauteng
Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'.
Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...
and enters
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foot ...
in the
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality as Van Der Hoff Road. It runs through the suburbs of Kirkney and Claremont, crosses the
R55 road (Bremer Street), and continues through the
Daspoort and Hermanstad suburbs to end at an intersection with Pretoria's
M1 road (Es'kia Mphahlele Drive) just north of Pretoria's CBD. East of the M1 road, it is signed as Pretoria's
M8 road (Flowers Street).
References
Regional Routes in Gauteng
Regional Routes in North West (South African province)
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